Craft … a convenient opportunity?
CRAFT beers are hot (sales wise) and, increasingly, craft beers are cool (image wise). It should be a great combination for the coming summer.
Craft...
Keep it cool keep it seen
Summer boost means it’s even more important to get merchandising bang on says soft drinks giant
WHEN it comes to predicting the summer weather in...
Value appeals in the off trade
Affordability an advantage says CWF
Last Christmas for light
Christmas 2020 will be one of the last times consumers can pick up a ‘Coors Light’
Two more Islay malts
Hunter Laing & Co has expanded its Scarabus Islay Single Malt range with the roll out of two new bottlings
A wee nip of tonic wine
Eldorado tonic wine is the subject of a new social media campaign, featuring world-renowned whisky expert Charles MacLean.
Hot drinks for Nisa
NISA is bolstering its hot drinks offer with the launch of Co-op own-label brand Ever Ground
Cracking the code
CONSUMERS will be able to get quick access to cocktail classes this Christmas, thanks to a new festive initiative from Pernod Ricard.
Ghoulish Fanta promo returns
FANTA is ready to scare up some soft drinks sales this Halloween with the launch of a new on-pack promotion and seasonal packaging.
A grim Golden Quarter
Golden Quarter sales in Scotland are off to a weak start, according to the latest KPMG Scottish retail sales monitor collected for the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).
Salad days for Scotty Brand
SCOTTISH produce specialist Scotty Brand is welcoming summer with new soft fruits and salad leaves. The strawberries, from Bruce Farm in Ayrshire, will arrive...
Season is the ‘shining star’ for sweet treats
SPECIALIST confectionery wholesaler Hancocks considers Christmas to be the industry’s “shining star”.
The company says its Christmas sales grew by 16% year on year in...
Seasonal knowledge
AS a follow-up to the launch earlier this year of drinks brands marketing group Maxxium UK’s Know Your Store, a guide it says helps...
Who needs Champagne supernovas
Oasis might have been singing about champagne supernovas 25 years ago, but now it looks like whisky will be the tipple reaching for the sky.
Big brands offer season’s sweeting
Confectionery sales were worth £706m at Christmas in 2015 according to Mondelez International.
And it says it has a 29.4% share of the Christmas chocolate...
Seasonal Schweppes mocktails
Halloween party hosts may also look to create some ghoulish cocktails and mocktails for their guests, and mixers are a key ingredient for this.
